12 ways to leave your last child at college

1. Bring lots of Kleenex!

2. Pray a lot.

3. Don't be a helicopter parent, leave the child there!

4. Listen! Listen! Listen!

5. Chocolate may be a very dear friend at this time.

6. Get lots of sleep.

7. Don't over analyze the event (not every minute needs to be notated in a scrapbook)

8. Relax!

9. Enjoy this time of transition. This is what you've raised him/her to be: independent.

10. Try to find comical moments. Look for things to smile about.

11. Remember the good times you've had (memories will be a special friend!)

12. Release. The child is in God's hands. After all, they're only on loan to us.